Readings and discussion questions for this week's discussion:
Eating Christmas in the Kalahari
Why do you think the !Kung (Ju/’hoansi) ridicule and denigrate people who have been successful hunters or who have provided them with a Christmas ox? Why do Americans expect people to be grateful to receive gifts?
Why didn't Lee recognize the cultural reasons for the Ju/’hoansi behavior?
Forest Development the Indian Way
Anthropologists claim that subsistence strategies affect a society's social organization and ideology. Evaluate this assertion in light of reading about the way the Guarani live in their rain forest environment and how you live in your environment.
How have colonos disrupted the lives of the Guarani villagers? What does this tell us about the relationship between subsistence and social structure?
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Readings and discussion questions for this week's discussion:
Eating Christmas in the Kalahari
- Why do you think the !Kung (Ju/’hoansi) ridicule and denigrate people who have been successful hunters or who have provided them with a Christmas ox? Why do Americans expect people to be grateful to receive gifts?
- Why didn't Lee recognize the cultural reasons for the Ju/’hoansi behavior?
Forest Development the Indian WayClick on the "Discussion" tab to post your response.